"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Envy of ( ঈর্ষা ) I have no envy of him.
  • Compare with ( তুলনা করা (সদৃশ বস্তু) ) Rabindranath may be compared with Shakespeare.
  • Divert from ( অন্যদিকে নেওয়া ) The loud music diverted my attention from study.
  • Brood on (over) ( মন খারাপ করা ) Do not brood over your misfortune.
  • Prevent from ( বারণ করা ; প্রতিরোধ করা ) I prevented him from going there.‌
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.

Idioms:

  • On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
  • Achilles heel ( দুর্বলতা বা ত্রুটি ) He is trying to hide but everybody knows his achilles' heel
  • From hand to mouth ( দিন আনে দিন খায় ) The poor man lives form hand to mouth.
  • At bay ( কোনঠাসা ) The tiger was at bay in the bush.
  • by dint of ( ফলে (সাধারণত বল প্রয়োগের ফলে) )
  • In cold blood ( ঠান্ডা মাথায় ) They committed this murder in cold blood.